New Delhi, September 1, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Delhi Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu on Tuesday called for a shift from the conventional “Waste-to-Landfill” approach to a “Waste-to-Wealth” model, stressing that sustainable waste management would require coordinated efforts by civic bodies, institutions and citizens.
Addressing a one-day brainstorming workshop on municipal solid waste management organised by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in collaboration with IIT Delhi, Sandhu said Delhi generates around 13,000 metric tonnes of municipal waste every day, making the adoption of modern, sustainable and practical waste-management solutions imperative.
He said scientific management of municipal waste was not merely a cleanliness issue but was directly linked to public health, environmental protection and the quality of life of Delhi residents.
Sandhu cited Indore as a leading example of sustained and disciplined municipal waste management and called for its practices to be studied and adapted to Delhi’s scale, population density and local conditions.
The workshop marked the MCD’s first institutional collaboration with a premier academic institution on municipal solid waste management and was organised in pursuance of directions issued earlier by the Lieutenant Governor.
Sandhu emphasised that lasting improvement would depend on public participation, with municipal bodies, elected representatives, resident welfare associations, market associations, industries, institutions, experts and citizens sharing responsibility. He said cleanliness should not be viewed as the sole responsibility of the Municipal Corporation and that every household must be treated as an equal stakeholder.
Delhi Mayor Pravesh Wahi said cleanliness remained a collective responsibility and a priority for building a healthier and cleaner capital. He highlighted measures taken in recent years, including landfill-site clearance, improved sanitation infrastructure and the deployment of new machinery. He also called for strict enforcement and proposed developing selected wards as models for sanitation and waste management.
Indore Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargav stressed behavioural change and decentralised waste management, citing initiatives such as Zero Waste Wards, Zero Waste Colonies and Zero Waste Roads.
MCD Commissioner Sanjeev Khirwar said source segregation, scientific waste processing and resource recovery were among the corporation’s key priorities. He said organic waste would be processed into compost and biogas, while dry waste would be recovered and recycled as part of the shift towards a circular economy.
Additional Commissioner Arun Kumar Mishra, municipal councillors, IIT Delhi experts, waste-management professionals and senior MCD officers, engineers and staff attended the workshop.
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